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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 4-2 Exceptions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="4-2" heading="Exceptions.">
    <text>The term body studio shall not be construed to mean:</text>
    <para num="(1)">premises licensed as a massage parlor under &lt;cite data-path="|15"&gt;Article 15&lt;/cite&gt; of the City Code;</para>
    <para num="(2)">weight control salons;</para>
    <para num="(3)">medical facilities duly licensed by the State of Maryland;</para>
    <para num="(4)">training facilities of any duly constituted athletic team;</para>
    <para num="(5)">educational institutions accredited by the State Department of Education;</para>
    <para num="(6)">any bona fide health spa or health club:<para num="(i)">offering or providing massages solely incidental to the furnishing of facilities for and instruction in physical fitness; and</para>
      <para num="(ii)">actually occupying premises of not less than 3,000 square feet, of which not more than 10% is used for massages; or</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(7)">any corporation or association which:<para num="(i)">is organized and operated exclusively for social or athletic purposes;</para>
      <para num="(ii)">offers or provides massages solely incidental to the furnishing of facilities for such purposes; and</para>
      <para num="(iii)">actually occupies premises of not less than 3,000 square feet, of which area not more than 10% is used for massages.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §7A(b)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 76-164</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
